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AU now an Exercise is Medicine® campus
ASHLAND, Ohio – Ashland University has launched Exercise is Medicine® On Campus, an initiative driven by its exercise science program to promote a culture of physical activity and chronic disease prevention and management, during the 2025-26 academic year. AU is now one of more than 200 institutions worldwide to have officially registered with EIM-OC.
AU receives four “Best Online Programs” rankings from U.S. News
ASHLAND, Ohio – Ashland University’s online offerings were awarded distinction in the latest U.S. News & World Report’s college rankings, as four of its programs were tabbed “Best Online Programs” by the highly respected multifaceted media company. Its 2026 rankings were announced on Tuesday. U.S. News, in its 14th year collecting and analyzing data specific to online learning, evaluated more than 1,800 bachelor’s and master’s degree programs. The…
Renovated piano lab honoring Ron Sprunger gifted to Department of Music
ASHLAND, Ohio – A chance meeting at a local coffee shop has led to the Ashland University Department of Music receiving a major facelift. The department’s Piano Lab—a classroom featuring 17 pianos on the third floor of the College of Arts and Sciences—received a complete renovation in 2025 to honor Ron Sprunger, a beloved professor emeritus of Ashland Theological Seminary. Annette Hruby, owner and founder of The Hruby Group, was in awe when she first heard…
Expert on nonviolence coming to Ashland to present lecture, workshop Feb. 3-4
ASHLAND, Ohio – The Ashland Center for Nonviolence (ACN) at Ashland University will welcome Kazu Haga, an educator and practitioner in nonviolence and restorative justice, for a public lecture and workshop on Tuesday and Wednesday, Feb. 3-4. Both events are free and open to the public. Haga will present “Fierce Vulnerability: Healing from Trauma, Emerging Through Collapse,” on Feb. 3, at 7 p.m., in the Trustees Room of the John C. Myers Convocation Center. He…
Coburn Gallery’s annual faculty art exhibition to open Jan. 22
ASHLAND, Ohio – The Coburn Gallery at Ashland University will be hosting its annual faculty art exhibition, which features works by faculty in the AU Department of Art + Design, from Thursday, Jan. 22, through Friday, Feb. 20. The Jan. 22 opening will include a reception from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Gallery admission is free and open to the public. This annual exhibition spotlights the two-dimensional and three-dimensional works of the current faculty as professional…
More than 1,100 students earn Dean’s List recognition for 2025 fall semester
ASHLAND, Ohio – Ashland University is pleased to announce its Dean’s List honorees for the 2025 fall semester. More than 1,100 students earned the distinction. In order to be eligible for the Dean’s List at Ashland, one must be enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student at the university and receive a grade point average of 3.50 or above for the semester. The students and their hometowns can be found here.
AU’s MLK Legacy Week Jan. 18-23 includes service, conversation, fellowship and more
ASHLAND, Ohio – Ashland University is holding a Martin Luther King Jr. Legacy Week from Jan. 18-23, a week full of events bringing students, faculty, staff and the Ashland community together for service, conversation and fellowship while commemorating the American civil rights leader. Staff from AU’s Center for CommUNITY and Belonging are coordinating the celebration. AU’s MLK Legacy Week begins with a special worship service with Five Stones Community Church…
AU’s radio station recognized internationally, JDM students and television station are national finalists
ASHLAND, Ohio – Ashland University’s radio station, WRDL 88.9 FM, television station, AUTV, and several students in the Journalism and Digital Media (JDM) Department were recently recognized with prominent awards from two different organizations – the International Student Broadcasting Championship (ISBC) and the Intercollegiate Broadcasting System (IBS). In a first for AU, the ISBC honored WRDL as one of six finalists in its 2025 Best Audio Production…
Reflections on Christmas in Ashland, featuring Mayor Matt Miller ‘99
By Lauren Gulden, a senior journalism digital media major and creative writing minor One of the first decisions Matt Miller ‘99 made when he was elected and sworn in as mayor of the City of Ashland was to purchase an official Christmas tree for the city. With some help from local donors, Ashland’s one and only 40-foot majestic pine was put in place in 2018. This was just the start for the new-found Christmas joy that would soon fill Ashland. One of Miller’s…
Ashland Area Chorus ready to begin rehearsals for spring, starting Monday, Jan. 12
ASHLAND, Ohio – The Ashland Area Chorus, a community-based mixed choir, will begin its 2026 spring season on Monday, Jan. 12. The AAC is welcoming new members. There are weekly rehearsals for the chorus on Monday nights (with the exception of MLK Day) from 7-8:30 p.m., in room 242 of Ashland University’s Center for the Arts. “Following a very successful ‘Messiah’ presentation in the fall, the AAC will perform a program of beautiful music during the AU choral…
